Working with Whittington Health NHS Trust, we co-designed a 12-week discharge plan. Read how it's reducing patients' length of stay, driving patient flow, and helping staff handle the increase in demand over winter ⬇️ #Healthcare
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How can you reduce the average length of a patient's stay in hospital by over half a day? Read how our experts enabled Whittington Health NHS Trust to do just this as demand for services increases over winter ⬇️ #Healthcare
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The UK’s Health Secretary has said that NHS waiting lists need to be millions lower by 2029 and is doing whatever it takes to bring them down - including leveraging capacity from the private sector to do this. The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, wants to end disparities which mean that those who can afford it can get private car and those who can’t are being left behind. Instead, where there is spare capacity in the private sector, the NHS can draw upon this to get patients seen as fast and safely as possible. ❤️ MeditSimple is built upon fostering collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem - including both the NHS and private sector. Our platform enables patients and healthcare professionals to work together with easy access to medical notes, seamless referral processes, and a network for practitioners to share ideas. https://lnkd.in/eKVdEVMx (Alix Culbertson) #NHS #integratedcaresystems #privatemedical #NHSwaitinglist #meditsimple #UKhealthcare #medicine #NHS
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists need to be 'millions lower' by 2029
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Increasing elective activity across the NHS is paramount to improving health systems, and ultimately patient outcomes. But achieving this, with waiting lists at an all-time high, and a whole host of pressures including under-investment and workforce challenges, requires strategic thinking and decisive action. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust had the longest average elective waiting time in the country following COVID-19 and approached us to help them make rapid changes to improve their elective activity. A project spanning just three months led to a 50% increase in throughput for the Trust. Find out how we did it ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQp8CAKq #CFImpact #NHS #ElectiveRecovery #Healthcare
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The discharge assessment conundrum: A bottleneck in the NHS? Discharged, but not quite ready to go home. This scenario, unfortunately, plays out too often within the NHS, with delayed discharges becoming a growing concern. The culprit? Challenges surrounding discharge assessments. A complex interplay of factors is at play: ❗Complex needs assessment ❗Limited social care capacity ❗Communication gaps ❗Funding uncertainties This "assessment bottleneck" has a ripple effect: ➡️Financial burden: The King's Fund reports the direct cost of delayed discharges in 2022/23 reached £1.89 billion* ➡️Patient frustration:Extended hospital stays can negatively impact patient well-being and recovery. Statistics show a 10% decline in muscle strength and an increased risk of hospital-acquired infections for every week-long delay in discharge. ➡️Strained resources: Beds occupied by patients ready for discharge limit the NHS's ability to care for new admissions. Here's the potential: Bridging the gap with myra (powered by MyLiferaft) Innovative solutions like the myra app are helping bridge this critical gap. myra empowers patients and their families by: ⭐Simplifying information: Easy-to-understand resources clarify the discharge process and available care options. ⭐Facilitating communication: The app promotes better communication between patients, healthcare teams, and social services. ⭐Empowering informed decisions: myra helps patients understand their assessment results and explore relevant care options. By leveraging myra alongside other improvements we have a unique opportunity to improve health outcomes and optimise NHS resources. #NHS #NHSengland #primarycare #hospital #hospitaldischarge #healthtech #medtech
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Pushing primary care patients upon secondary care is NOT the way. ➡️As we look at the latest guidance from the BMA on safe working practices, it’s clear that changes in the way we deliver primary care are on the horizon. But I can't help but question whether reducing access to GPs is truly the right solution. ➡️If we reduce the number of patients we can see in primary care, how can we ensure that those in urgent need of clinical attention are seen on time? This could push more patients toward secondary care services, which are already under immense strain and are far more costly to the NHS. While I agree that primary care needs more resources, reducing access seems to be a short-term fix that could have long-term repercussions for the wider healthcare system. ➡️Instead, we need to focus on improving efficiencies in the system, safely trialling new models, and fine-tuning our operations. We must also ensure that all patients are triaged appropriately. If appointments are filled by 9 AM, how can we avoid advising all patients who call after this time to simply contact 111 or 999—whether they’re critically ill or not? The same problem would occur, an increased strain on secondary services ➡️We need sustainable solutions that don't just shift the burden from one part of the NHS to another. What are your thoughts? #NHS #primarycare #BMA
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It's crucial for patients to establish routine #PrimaryCare touchpoints with their providers. But, for a number of reasons, accessing this care in-person isn't always feasible. What can be done? 🤔 🌉 Enter health care pioneers like Nurse Practitioner, Courtney Kaylor. As a member of the CVS Health Virtual Primary Care (VPC) team, Courtney bridges the gap between the essential primary care services that patients need and the barriers that may be preventing them from receiving it – whether due to physical limitations, lack of transportation or time. 📲 Through VPC, patients can schedule appointments for primary care and mental health services and can also access 24/7 on-demand care for colds, coughs and more. Providers like Courtney are experts in providing a holistic assessment– to effectively manage care and set patients on the path to better health. 💜 CVS Health VPC is available to Aetna, a CVS Health Company members who have Virtual Primary Care as a plan benefit. And, for those like Jackie Holley, a patient of Courtney Kaylor's, this care is not only comprehensive and convenient, but potentially lifesaving. Thank you, Courtney, and all our VPC providers for breaking down barriers to access high-quality care and helping patients be their healthiest selves from the comfort of home.
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🩺 Primary Care in the Spotlight: Navigating the Shifting Landscape of the NHS🏥 With the NHS in the headlines once again, it’s clear that primary care is feeling the pressure. The recent news that GPs may be allowed to see fewer patients raises important questions. Are we prioritising quality of care over quantity, or are we unintentionally creating barriers for patients in need who already say they cannot get a GP appointment? 🤔 While reducing the strain on GPs is crucial, we also need to ensure that patients aren’t left waiting longer for the care they deserve. Balancing workload and patient access is a challenge that must be carefully managed to keep the NHS functioning at its best. What are your thoughts on the current changes and their impact on primary care? Is this the right approach, or do we need to rethink how we support both healthcare professionals and patients? 💬 #PrimaryCare #NHS #Healthcare
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🏥 LaingBuisson Events Private Acute Healthcare & Cover…. 💡Some interesting takeaways from the day💡 💵 Affordability is an important issue to address for both the insurers and the providers - and how this affects the NHS both short term and longer term 📱A clear desire for more use of digital in order to support with that affordability - as in person care at the current growth rate isn’t going to be possible 💬An increased desire for the private providers to offer primary and secondary prevention as long as this is reimbursed 📈Private healthcare is growing and that means there needs to be more cross functional working between private providers and the NHS #laingbuisson #digitalcancercare #privateacutehealthcare #careology Careology
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More appointments have been created. ...But patients are still not being seen on time. Why? 🤔 Recently, the Office for National Statistics surveyed 90000 people asking them about their experiences in receiving healthcare. These were the results: 👉 As many as one in five people say they’ve been told to call back another day when they’ve phoned their practice. 👉 10% of patients reported being told to wait at least two weeks for an appointment. Previously, the Liberal Democrats reported a big increase in the number of patients facing month-long waits to see a GP. On the flip side, NHS England said that practices delivered more than 30 million appointments in February, representing 23% more than February 2020, just before the pandemic. It says practices are now delivering 57 million more appointments annually than five years ago. So even though practices are pushing themselves to serve more appointments than ever, people are still not receiving adequate health care? These statistics were really mind-boggling, and stimulated a couple of questions in my head. 1️⃣ Has the quality of care deteriorated? Are people having to keep coming back, delaying their route to better health? With the increased use of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), more ACPs have been used, whilst GP services themselves have plateaued, if not decreased. The ACP programme, as part of the ARRS programme has been endorsed more by leaders in the past 2 years due to the increased admin work and pressures that GPs have faced, reducing their availability to see and manage patients 2️⃣ The ageing population has resulted in more people with more comorbidities, presenting with more complex conditions. The healthcare world’s struggles did not cease post pandemic. The UK population is ageing, which means that we as a nation are predisposed to worse outcomes than seen before. 3️⃣ Increased health anxiety post COVID The pandemic was a terrifying time to live in, and got more and more people worrying about their health than ever before. Perhaps the anxiety stimulated by COVID has resulted in more people trying to seek more healthcare provisions as possible. I was thinking we could get a discussion rolling. Why do you think people are still not being seen on time? #Primarycare #NHS #ACP
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